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Clint Combs
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Journalist | Freelancer Bylines in Southside Pride and the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
Me: It's called Mall of America. It's not like any mall out there. Because instead of one Starbucks you get three.

My dog Zeus:
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Tenants have consistently told that their landlords have been working with ICE. Today there's a rally at 2 pm:
December 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Who is Mark Pederson? And what set off this email?
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Emilia Gonzalez Avalos speaks about how insulting it is to find out that Target - the same company that owes its supply chain through the labor of migrants - is now allowing ICE to use their parking lot for its staging operations:
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Target Community Forum at the Minneapolis Central Library
December 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So my editors at the Spokesman-Recorder done bylines on the boycott against Target: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/28/t... & spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/t... Well apparently Target is a staging ground for ICE-ops: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/t... Presser today @ 2:30 PM:
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Shout out to Em and Jessica for dropping my Lifetime references in parenthesis - Southside Pride as be an absolute pleasure to write for. southsidepride.com/2025/10/28/t... We're going out with a couple bangers in December's final issue.
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So a third meeting was apparently scheduled but staff haven't answered the door:
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Things are going great. Property manager Tina Johnson has not met with tenant union members for a 2 PM meeting. A prospective tenant said she has a 3:30 PM /IPG Group. They haven't open the door.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Inside 2200 Blaisedell where IPG Group Tenant Union members are demanding a meeting with property manager Tina Johnson
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
x.com/Combs0294/st... How I started on my Twitter feed versus how it's going:
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My nonfiction reading list so far:
Straight From the Source by Kim Osorio and Seymour Hersh's memoir The Reporter.
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The headline under the latest story I bylined:
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So who is in attendance today?: Jim Rowader, former Minneapolis City Attorney and City Council Member Elect Soren Stevenson
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
So it's being dubbed "The Real Housewives of Consent Decrees" From left: Dr. Yohuru Williams, Ganesha Martin, Rebecca Lucero and Arlinda Westbrook discuss consent decree progress at the Glass House. (Photo: Clint Combs/MSR)
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"None of us are free, until all of us are free" 🎵🎸 at the Glass House in Minneapolis
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Here at the Glass House as the Minnesota Justice Research Center's Reimagining Justice kicks off with Is The Minneapolis Consent Decree Working? - featuring Dr. Yohuru Williams, Ganesha Martin, Rebecca Lucero and Arlinda Westbrook - Effective Law Enforcement For All (ELEFA)
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Director of Regulatory Services Enrique Valezquez and Housing Director Elfric Porte are hosting a press conference tomorrow regarding shelter bed availability Thursday Nov. 20.
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As Trump pushes a national mass-deportation agenda against migrants, Minneapolis voting to approve $285K for legal support—boosting funding for Mid-MN Legal Aid, the International Institute of MN, Volunteer Lawyers Network, and Advocates for Human Rights.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Pimento kitchen on 354 Wabasha in St. Paul hosted a Small Business Forum Featuring topics like diversity and equity in small business contracts last month. spokesman-recorder.com/2025/10/31/s... St. Paul City Council is set to vote on whether to cancel the Jamaican kitchen's liquor license tomorrow
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Two different ways in which MPD handles two different crime scenes: Theresa Durst, Allison Lussier's caretaker "they didn't cordon off the room, they didn't put any tape up." vs a shooting on Lake and 28th:
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The amount of accounts I block on Twitter, vs the amount of accounts I block on Bluesky. One platform that has changed three-fold after being purchase by President Trump's advisor and one platform that has better features for users.
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For months the NYT has echoed White House claims that “drug-runner” civilian boats are acting under cartels tied to Nicolás Maduro — a framing that tees up U.S. military action.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Rep. Jamie Raskin's lawyer said that prison workers have been fired for sharing client-attorney information on Ghislaine Maxwell's special treatment with the press.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
MIRAC member Myrka Zambrano added: "We need real, enforceable consequences for any officer who collaborates with ICE or violates our separation ordinance."
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM